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Blinken calls on China to press N. Korea to end its 'dangerous' behavior
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New celebrity-endorsed therapy for face contouring requires only a pair of rubber bands
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[Weekender] How DDP emerged as an icon of Seoul
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Tensions heighten ahead of first president-opposition chief meeting
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Doctor group's incoming head renews call for govt. to scrap medical school quota hike for dialogue
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Seoul to provide housing subsidy to married couples with newborns
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[Music in drama] An ode to childhood trauma
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Rapper jailed after public street fight with another rapper
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'The Roundup: Punishment' becomes fastest 2024 film to top 2 mln admissions
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New head of doctors' association vows war in case of disadvantage to medical professors
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Granderson steps up in bench role
BALTIMORE (AP) ― The New York Yankees escaped from Camden Yards with their lead in the AL East intact, and as a bonus, slugger Curtis Granderson worked his way out of an annoying slump.Granderson came off the bench to hit his 35th homer and drive in five runs, and New York beat the Baltimore Orioles 13-3 on Sunday to regain sole possession of first place in the division and earn an important split of the season series.Derek Jeter also homered for the Yankees, who lead the Orioles by one game wit
Sept. 10, 2012
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O’s hit 3 HRs to hold off Yankees
BALTIMORE (AP) ― In a duel for first place in the AL East, neither team was happy after a tense game that went down to the final questionable out.The Orioles beat the Yankees 5-4 on Saturday night to regain a share of the top spot in the division with New York, but Baltimore lost right fielder Nick Markakis for six weeks in the process.Markakis broke his left thumb, the result of being struck by a fifth-inning pitch from left-hander CC Sabathia. The injury will keep him sidelined for the rest of
Sept. 9, 2012
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Korea finishes fifth in youth baseball tourney
Host South Korea finished fifth at the world youth baseball championship in Seoul Saturday, defeating Japan 3-0 to avenge an earlier loss.In U18 World Championship action at Mokdong Stadium, right-hander Lee Geon-wook threw eight scoreless innings, and Yoon Dae-young hit South Korea’s first and only home run of the tournament in the ninth for the shutout victory.Two days earlier, Japan had beaten South Korea 4-2 in second-round action, a defeat that eventually relegated South Korea to the fifth-
Sept. 9, 2012
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O’s forge tie with Yanks atop AL East
BALTIMORE (AP) ― Adam Jones had heard tales about how Camden Yards used to be when the place was packed and the Orioles were in a pennant race.With one dramatic swing of the bat, Jones found out for himself just how crazy the place can get.Jones hit the first of Baltimore’s three home runs in a wild eighth inning, and the Orioles climbed back into a first-place tie with the Yankees in the AL East by defeating New York 10-6 Thursday night before a euphoric sellout crowd.Mark Reynolds had two of B
Sept. 7, 2012
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Montero HRs again off Weaver, Mariners beat Angels
SEATTLE (AP) — Jesus Montero hit another home run off Angels ace Jered Weaver, leading Hisashi Iwakuma and the Seattle Mariners past Los Angeles 2-1 Sunday.Carlos Peguero also homered against Weaver. Iwakuma pitched 7 1-3 scoreless innings and helped end the Angels' five-game winning streak.Montero singled early, then hit his 15th home run of the season in the fourth. He has four homers in nine career at-bats against Weaver.Only Curtis Granderson and Alex Rodriguez have more home runs (5) agains
Sept. 3, 2012
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Angels rally in eighth inning for 5-2 win over Mariners
SEATTLE (AP) ― Felix Hernandez’s remarkable run came to a sudden halt.Mark Trumbo hit a two-run single in the eighth that chased Hernandez and gave the Los Angeles Angels their fifth straight victory, 5-2 over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.“I felt good. I felt the same,” Hernandez said. “I was throwing the ball pretty good until the eighth. I’m still strong.”King Felix gave up five runs ― four earned ― in 7 1-3 innings. He yielded nine hits, walked two and struck out seven.Hernandez (13-6) en
Sept. 2, 2012
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Athletics sweep Indians for sixth straight win
CLEVELAND (AP) ― The only downside for the Oakland Athletics is that they don’t play the Cleveland Indians again this season.Oakland capped a four-game sweep of the free-falling Indians with a 12-7 victory on Thursday. The Athletics, who have won six straight and eight of nine, finish the season series against Cleveland with an 8-2 record. After dropping the first two games in April, Oakland won the final eight versus the Indians.“We played against a team that we really needed to take a series f
Aug. 31, 2012
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Chen throws gem as Royals top Tigers
KANSAS CITY (AP) ― The Royals proved Wednesday night just how fickle baseball can be.One night after roughing up Tigers ace Justin Verlander to win a stunning shootout, Kansas City saw crafty veteran Bruce Chen go eight innings in an equally surprising pitcher’s duel with Anibal Sanchez. Eric Hosmer’s shank single in the fourth score the lone run in a 1-0 victory.“That’s baseball. That’s why this game is so great,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “We won the game on an 80-foot bomb in the Bermuda
Aug. 30, 2012
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Darvish strikes out 10 as Rangers beat Rays 1-0
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ― Yu Darvish struck out 10 over seven innings for the Texas Rangers to win a 1-0 pitchers’ duel against James Shields and the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night.Ian Kinsler homered to give Texas enough against the suddenly sliding Rays, who have lost four in a row, had runners on base in each of the first five innings against Darvish (13-9) and still couldn’t score. It was their fourth 1-0 loss this season - all in their last 22 games this month.Shields (12-8) allowed only thr
Aug. 29, 2012
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Hanwha Eagles manager resigns
Han Dai-hwa, manager of the Hanwha Eagles, has resigned from his post to take responsibility for the team’s poor performance in the Korean pro-baseball league.The club was said to have told Han late Monday night that his contract would be terminated early. The club announced his resignation Tuesday morning. It is the first time Hanwha has replaced its manager during a season. His three-year contract was to expire at the end of this year. There are 28 games left in the season.“Han has been under
Aug. 28, 2012
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Dice-K sharp in return as Sox win
BOSTON (AP) ― All the offseason work, rehab starts and minor league outings finally paid off for Daisuke Matsuzaka.Matsuzaka returned from the disabled list with his best start of the season and Cody Ross drove in three runs, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 5-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday.Starting the season on the DL after Tommy John surgery in June, Matsuzaka (1-3) earned his first big league win since May 16 of last season.The Japanese right-hander made eight rehab starts before
Aug. 28, 2012
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Manager of last-place baseball team fired
The last-place Hanwha Eagles in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) have fired their manager, Han Dae-hwa.The Eagles dismissed him late Monday night, the team officials said, with 28 games left this season. Han's three-year contract was set to expire at the end of this year.Mondays are off days for all eight teams in the KBO, the nation's top professional baseball league. Through last weekend's
Aug. 28, 2012
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Yanks beat Tribe
CLEVELAND (AP) ― Rafael Soriano and the New York Yankees dodged their way to an important win.Curtis Granderson hit his 200th career homer and Soriano shook off getting hit on the side of his right hand by a line drive as the Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2 Sunday.“It feels fine right now,” Soriano said after getting struck in the ninth inning by a shot by Jason Kipnis that was headed right at his head. “It hit my glove or my hand, I’m not sure which one first.” Detroit 5, LA Angels 2 St.
Aug. 27, 2012
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Clemens, 50, goes 3 1/3 scoreless frames
Fifty-year-old Roger Clemens retired 10 of the 11 batters he faced for the Sugar Land Skeeters Saturday night.Clemens, a seven-time Cy Young Award winner and 11-time all-star, had last pitched for the New York Yankees in 2007.In his 3 1/3-inning stint for the Atlantic League Skeeters, Clemens gave up only one single, to the Bridgeport Bluefish's James Simmons in the second inning, and no walks. He
Aug. 26, 2012
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Biting the dust
Despite Choo’s big game, Cleveland’s losing streak hits 8SEATTLE (AP) ― Eric Thames hit a tiebreaking, two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland Indians 3-1 on Wednesday for their eighth straight win.Seattle completed a three-game sweep and is on its longest winning streak since taking eight in a row from June 23-July 1, 2007. The Mariners have won 15 of their last 16 home games.Cleveland has lost eight in a row, following an 11-game skid from
Aug. 23, 2012
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Strasburg’s 15th win lets Nats pad NL East lead
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Because the Washington Nationals have an innings limit for star right-hander Stephen Strasburg, there aren’t many starts left in his remarkable season.On Tuesday night, Strasburg ignored that talk and weathered his first major league rain delay, striking out 10 and allowing one run in six innings for his 15th win as the Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1.For weeks, the impending shutdown of Strasburg (15-5) has been the talk of baseball and though the Nationals haven’t said
Aug. 22, 2012
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White Sox handle Yanks
CHICAGO (AP) ― Alexei Ramirez hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh, Adam Dunn added his major league leading 36th an inning later and the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 9-6 Monday night to end a three-game losing streak.Ramirez connected with two outs in the seventh off Boone Logan (4-2) for his seventh homer of the season. Brett Myers (2-1) got the win by pitching two-thirds of an inning. Addison Reed worked the ninth for his 22nd save in 25 chances as the White Sox won t
Aug. 21, 2012
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Korea seeks to promote baseball prowess
South Korea views an upcoming world youth baseball championship on home soil as an opportunity to further promote the country’s prowess in the sport, the national team manager said Monday.The country will host the U18 Baseball World Championship, organized by the International Baseball Federation, from Aug. 30 to Sept. 8. The biennial event is open to players under the age of 18, and South Korea is hosting it for the first time.At a media day event Monday, Lee Jeong-hoon, the South Korean manage
Aug. 20, 2012
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Choo rips 15th HR but Tribe fall
OAKLAND, California (AP) ― Yoenis Cespedes homered and drove in three runs, Bartolo Colon won his third consecutive start at home and the Oakland Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 8-5 on Saturday night.Josh Donaldson had two hits and an RBI while Coco Crisp added two-run triple for Oakland, which won its third straight after entering the night one-half game behind Baltimore for the second wild-card spot in the American League.Colon (10-9) struck out three and scattered five hits over eight in
Aug. 19, 2012
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That’s just perfect
Felix Hernandez tosses baseball’s third perfect game of season and 23rd in major league historySEATTLE (AP) ― King Felix now has a crowning achievement.Felix Hernandez pitched the Seattle Mariners’ first perfect game and the 23rd in baseball history, overpowering the Tampa Bay Rays in a brilliant 1-0 victory Wednesday.The 2010 AL Cy Young Award winner has long talked of his desire to achieve pitching perfection. He finally accomplished it against the Rays, striking out the side twice and finishi
Aug. 16, 2012